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Sir William Stirling 1413–1471 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1413

Birth Location: Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 23 May 1471

Death Location: Keir, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: Lukas Stirling

Mother: Marjorie Dunbar

Spouse(s): Lady Cunningham

Children(s): Sir Stirling, Janet Stirling

Sir William Stirling was born in 1413 in Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Lukas De Strivelyn Lord Stirling And Marjorie Dunbar. Sir William Stirling married Lady Margaret Cunningham, and had children including Janet Stirling, Sir William Stirling. Sir William Stirling passed away in 1471 in Keir, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir William Stirling was born in 1413 in Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Lukas De Strivelyn Lord Stirling And Marjorie Dunbar.
  • Sir William Stirling married Lady Margaret Cunningham, and had children including Janet Stirling, Sir William Stirling.
  • Sir William Stirling passed away in 1471 in Keir, Perthshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lukas Stirling
1370–1449
Birth Location: Lorn, Argyll, Scotland
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Marjorie Dunbar
1394–1429
Birth Location: Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland
MD

Spouses(s)

Lady Cunningham
1413–1466
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
LC

Children(s)

Sir Stirling
1450–1503
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Perthshire, Scotland
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Janet Stirling
1447–
Birth Location: Keir, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JS

Sir Stirling's Ancestors

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Sir Stirling
1413–1471
Birth Place: Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Lukas De Strivelyn, Lord Stirling
1370–1449
Lorn, Argyll, Scotland
Marjorie Dunbar
1394–1429
Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
William Destrivelyn
1339–1393
Lorn, Argyll, Scotland
Mary Lorne
1339–
Boghumbre, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Ewen MacDougall
1330–1344
Joan Deisaac
1334–1382
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dougall
1304–1366
Christina Craignish
1291–1354
Thomas MacIsaac
1306–1364
Matilda Debruce
1310–1353

Sir Stirling's Descendants

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Sir (William) Stirling (1413–23 May 1471) m. Lady (Margaret) Cunningham (1413–1466)
  1. 1. Sir (William) Stirling 1450–1503 m. Mariot Fleming 1433– m. Margaret Crichton 1463–1518
    1. 1. Sir (John) Stirling 1480–1539 m. Margaret Forrester 1490–1532
      1. 1. Sir (James Laird Keir) Stirling 1517–1588 m. Lady (Jean) Chrisolm 1522–1603
        1. 1. Elizabeth Stirling 1552–1579
        2. 2. Archibald Stirling 1544–
        3. 3. Helen Stirling 1538–1605
        4. 4. Margaret Sterling 1568–1629
        5. 5. Sir (James Stirling 5th Laird Friar of) Kier 1550–1630 m. Lady (Margaret Ann) Hume 1575–1624
      2. 2. Margaret Stirling 1521–
      3. 3. Catherine Stirling 1521–
      4. 4. Lucas Stirling 1521–
    2. 2. William Stirling 1473–1516
    3. 3. Katherine Stirling 1491–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Stirling 1468–1503 m. Archibald (Douglas, 5th Earl Of Angus, "Bell The Cat", Great Earl Of) Angus 1445–1513
    5. 5. Catherine Stirling 1481–
    6. 6. Janet Stirling 1501–
  2. 2. Janet Stirling 1447–

Sir Stirling's Timeline

9 Records

1399
1399
Birth of Sir William Stirling in Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1413
1413
Birth of Sir William Stirling in Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1413
1413
Birth of Sir William Stirling in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1413
1413
Birth of Sir William Stirling in Lanarkshire, Perthshire, Scotland
Lanarkshire, Perthshire, Scotland
1413
1413
Birth of Sir William Stirling in Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1413
1413
Birth of Sir William Stirling in Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1434
1434
Age 21
Birth of Sir William Stirling in Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1471
23 May 1471
Age 58
Death of Sir William Stirling in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1471
23 May 1471
Age 58
Death of Sir William Stirling in Keir, Perthshire, Scotland
Keir, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1413
    Event Place: Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1413
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1399
    Event Place: Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1413
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1413
    Event Place: Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1434
    Event Place: Dunblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1413
    Event Place: Keir, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1471
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1471
    Event Place: Keir, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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